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Knowledge Quest

Published bimonthly September through June, Knowledge Quest is devoted to offering substantive information to assist building-level school librarians, supervisors, library educators, and other decision makers concerned with the development of school library programs and services. This collection contains issues dating back until 2011. Archives issues back to 2008 can be accessed via ERIC.

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The school library field is dynamic and provides a wealth of different career opportunities. This issue of Knowledge Quest looks at the transitions that different school librarians have journeyed through in their careers. Articles examine making the move to higher education, transitioning from an elementary to a high school library, switching from a building-level to a state-level position, and much more.

Fake news is not an issue that is going to disappear anytime soon. The focus of this issue of Knowledge Quest is on the ways school librarians can embrace their role as instructor of media literacy skills so students are able to critically evaluate information.

School librarians can improve their practice by expanding their interactions to peers from different countries and cultures. This issue explores how school librarians can increase their global competence. Articles address cultural intelligence, international school library guidelines, school library research from around the world, and more.

The future is now, and school librarians live at the apex
moment of choice. This issue invites readers to consider the Future of School
Libraries. Articles explore the why for school librarians, the
thinking-forward mindset, the future of school library research, and much more.

School librarians must advocate for school libraries everywhere. However, advocating for school libraries requires more than just putting “Save Libraries” on your Twitter profile pic. This issue explores advocacy through coalitions and how teaming up with other organizations and stakeholders can affect real change for school librarians.

School librarians prepare
students to be lifelong learners in the twenty-first century. However, every
school librarian needs to re-assess and update their practices in order to meet
the needs of their students. This issue features articles that outline
best practices in four practice areas: Building a Culture of Reading, Information & Knowledge
Building, Empowering Learners and Teachers, and Preparing for Library/Librarian
Evaluation.

What challenges will school librarians face five, ten, and
fifteen years down the road? This issue, guest-edited by Lucy Santos Green and
Susan Grigsby, offers varied perspectives and conversations on the issues that
will impact school library services and the school librarian role in the
future.

There has been much discussion about the future of school libraries and the importance of school libraries with certified school librarians. The May/June issue, guest edited by Karla Collins, offers insight from those just coming into the profession who share their ideas and experiences. In the hands of great new librarians just entering the profession, the future is bright for school libraries!

What is student agency and why is it important to our practice as school librarians? These two questions are the propelling force behind the Mar/Apr issue edited by Andrea Paganelli. The featured articles focus on the three-pronged approach - that the concept of student agency is comprised of motivation, engagement, and voice.

Diversity and equality remain hot-button issues in the educational system. The Jan/Feb issue, guest edited by Kafi Kumasi and Sandra Hughes-Hassell, outlines ways school librarians can work to better serve, understand, and envision possibilities of success for racialized youth.